Garbage collector and receiver.



G. C. GHEEK.

GARBAGE COLLECTOR AND RECEIVER. APPLICATION FILED JAIL-31.1918.

1,279,258. Patented Sept. 17,.1918.

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GEORGE c. CI-IEEK, or SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, Assfianon or ONE-FOURTH TO I OMER 'E. CHEEK AND ONE-FOURTH T0 RODNEY J. MORRISSEY, BOTH or SACRA- MENTO, CALIFORNIA.

GARBAGE COLLECTOR AND RECEIVER.

Patented Sept. 17, 19 18.

Application filed January 31, 1918. Se1ia1No. 214,583.

tion is to provide a simple, cheaply manufactured, easily installed receiving and collecting system for garbage which is particularly adapted for installation in apartment houses and the like, which consists of a receiver having a pair of trap doors and a mechanism for operating said doors, so that one remains closed while the other is open, or vice 1 versa. Another object of the invention is to provide means for flushing the receivers with water. Further objects will hereinafter appear.

The invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference tothe accompanying .drawlngs, 1n ,wh1ch Figure 1 is a vertical section on the line 440fFig.4c., V g V Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section, taken on the line 55 of Fig. 4:.

Fig. 3 is a cross section, taken on the line Fig. 4 is a cross section, taken on the line Fig. 5 is a cross section of the flushing tank; 7

The receiver 10 which is placed in the kitchen consists of a box-like structure B, in which is formed a receivingchamber 10. A trap door 21 which is normally raised serves. as a bottom for this chamber while the cover 22, pivotally attached-to the receiver as "at 23, forms a closure for. the same. Meanshave been provided for opening the cover 22 without affecting the position of the lower trap door 21 said means being also adapted to open the trap door 21 when themain cover 22 is closed. This is accomplished in the following manner: Pivotally mounted on the side of the receiver, as at 24;, is a lever 25. .Formed on the upper end of -said lever is a handle 26 which projects througha slot 27 formed in a cover plate 28. 'A-ls0 formed on the upper end of the lever and right angularly positioned with relation to same is a slotted extension 7 28 which normally engages a crank arm 29 attached to thehinge 23 of the cover.

. Formed on the hinge of the trap door 21 is a second crank arm;30.' This crank arm engages a slot 31 formed in the lever which ispivotally attached tothe-side of the receiver, as at 32. This lever is also provided with a. second slotted: portion 33 in which travels a pin 34 secured on ,thelower end of thelever 25. r I

If itisdesired to open the icover 2 2 to l deposit garbage in the-receiver, it is only necessary'to rock the lever 25 by means of 7 the handle 26 in the direction of arrow a (see Fig. 2) or from the full line position shown in Fig. 1 to the position. where the pin 34 reaches the extreme end of theslot 33. This movement of the lever 25 causes the slotted extension 28 to engagethe crank arm 29 and swing it to the dotted line position 29*, thus lifting the cover or openingsame. The lower slotted lever whichis pivotally mounted at 32 remains stationary during this movement of the lever 25 as the pin 34: .travels freely in the direction of the arrow (see Fig. 1) to the end of thev slot 33 without imparting movement to the lever. Kit is desired to close the cover it'is only necessary to rock the lever25 back to the-position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Garbage deposited in the receiver rests upon the trapdoor 21 l which cannot; open untiLthe lever 25 is moved t0 the dottedlin'e position shown at 25 (see Fig. 1). This movement causes the pin 34 to engage theopposite end of the slot 3. Any garbagedepositedin the receiver will thus drop down through the chute. 9

into the vmain receptacle (not shown). Swinging of the lever. 25 back to normal position causes the trap door .to moveupward and close, thus serving as a double, lock against rising fumes which might otherwise enter the kitchen; that is, the trap door 21 first forms a closure against escaping plate'28.'- Movement of the lever 25, and

fumes.

Moving in unison with the main lever 25 is a second lever to. This lever engages a projection 41 formed on a weight 42 which pivotally mounted, as at 43, onthe cover the lever 40 in the direction of arrow a merely causes the weight to rock in a direction opposite to the arrow shown in Fig. 2,

thus permitting the lower end of lever M) to pass over the projection 4:1. I Movement of the levers and 40in a direction opposite to arrow a will cause the lower end of the lever 40;to engage the projection 41 and rock the weight in the direction of the arrow shown e 1 7' A cord attachedto the weight which is connected with a valve in the flush tank, such I as shown in Fig. 8,-will, during this move ment, lift the valve and permit the water in the-form of a spray against the sides and the tank'to drain through a pipe'5'0 and dis- 7' charge into the receiver. A perforated-pipe 51 within the receiver directs the waterrin ends of the chamber 10, thus flushing and cleaning the receiver. This flushing action takes place every time the trap door 21 is about to be closed, thus insuring a flushing or cleaning of the receiver chamber 10 every time it is emptied; 'The water used for flushing purposes passes down through the chute 9 into the main receiver (not shown) and it is here permitted to drain away from the garbage.

Having thus I what I claim and desire to secure'by Letters Patent is "1. In a garbage collecting device, a receiver, a movable bottom for the-receiver, a movable cover for the receiver, means positively connected to the bottom and positively connected tothe cover for operatmg each, and means whereby when said operatingjmeans ismoved ino'ne direction the cover willbe operated tothe exclusion of the bottom and when the operating-means ismoved in 'asecond direction the bottom Wlll'bB operated to the exclusion of the 7 7 cover:

' "2'. In a garbage collecting device, a receiver, a movable bottom for the receiver, a

movabl'e' .cover for the receiver, pivoted operating device connected" to the cover, a pivoted operatlng device '.for the bottom,

' and means positively connecting said devices whereby when the cover operating device is :moved in' one direction the cover only will be operatedand'wh'en said cover operating 7 device is moved in a second direction the Op'crating'clevice of the bottom will be actuated to the exclusien'of movement of the cover.

of the cover.

described my invention, 6. In a garbag 3. In a garbage collecting device, a re ceiver, a movable bottom" for the'receiver,

a flushing device, means for operating the bottom, means operated by said bottom operating means for actuating the flushingdevice when said bottom operating device means actuated by said bottom Operating device, upon a second movement of thelat tenfor operating the cover to the exclusion of operation of the fiushingjdevice.

4. In a garbage collecti-ng 'd'evice, receiver, a movable bottom for the receiver, a movable coveiifor the receiver, operating means positively connected to the bottom and positively connectedto the cover for operating each, means to mount said operat ing means at'apoint'spa'ce-d from the cover,

and means whereby when saidoperating means is moved in one direction the cover will be operated to the .exclusion'of the bottom and when the'op'erating means is moved in a second direction the bottom will be operate'd tothe exclusion ofthe cover. V

'5 Ina garbage collecting device, a receiver, a movable bottom for the receiver,a movable cover'for the receiver, a bell crank lever pivoted to the receiver, and pin and slot connections between the ends of the lever and the bottom and cover respectively whereby when the lever is rocked in one direction-the cover will be operated to the exclusion of the bottom and when the lever is rocked in the oppositedirection the bottom will be operated to the exclusion e collecting ldevice, a receiver, a movable bottom'jforthe receiver, a movable cover for the receiver, a bell crank lever pivoted to the receiver, ;a pivoted member, a connection between said member and the bottom for operating the latter, and. lost motion connections between "the endsof the lever and the cover andsaid member re ing means at a point spaced from the cover, means wherebywhen said operatlng means is moved in one direction the cover will be, operated to the exclusion of the bottom and when the operating means is'move'd in a second direction the bottom will be operated to the exclusion of the'cove'r, 'a fiushingdevice and means cenncted to said operating 70' is moved in one dlrection, a cover, and] ing means for actuating said pivoted means 7 only in said one direction and for allowing 1 the flushing device to remain quiescent when the operating means is moved to open 15 the cover. I

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, GEORGE o. CHEEK. WVitnesses W. J. ROONEY, G. HIoKs.

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